Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
तवास्तु सततं चात्र सांनिध्यं सह भार्यया । एवमुक्तः स तेनाथ विप्रं प्रति वचोब्रवीत्
tavāstu satataṃ cātra sāṃnidhyaṃ saha bhāryayā | evamuktaḥ sa tenātha vipraṃ prati vacobravīt
“So be it. May my presence here be continual, together with my consort.” Having spoken thus, he then addressed words to the brāhmaṇa.
Īśvara (Śiva) (implied assent and continuation of dialogue)
Tirtha: Paṅgu-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: Paṅgu (directly); king remains implied listener in frame
Scene: Śiva grants the boon with ‘tathāstu’ and declares continual presence with his consort; the atmosphere settles into certainty and sanctity.
FAQs
A sacred place becomes supremely holy when the deity promises continual presence there.
Paṃgu Tīrtha, where Śiva affirms abiding sāṃnidhya with his consort.
No direct prescription; it establishes the site’s sanctity through divine residence.